Disruptive Hearing Technologies and Mild Sensorineural Hearing Loss I: Accessibility
      and Affordability Issues

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Abstract

Limited accessibility to and affordability of hearing health care (HHC) and hearing aids (HAs) are two reasons why people do not seek treatment for their hearing losses. This article is the first in a series of two and discusses affordability issues (i.e., billing models, cost-effectiveness, insurance coverage, and reimbursement) related to and provides a historical context for the Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Act of 2017. This piece of legislation supports development of a new class of over-the-counter HAs that represents a disruptive technology that may transform the HHC industry by reducing costs specific to the device. A discussion of ethical issues and the importance of using evidence-based practice guidelines set the stage for the second article in this series, which reviews relevant research on issues pertaining to persons with mild hearing loss.

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Journal ID (nlm-ta): Semin Hear

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Semin Hear

Journal ID (doi): 10.1055/s-00000067

Title: Seminars in Hearing

Publisher: Thieme Medical Publishers (333 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001, USA. )

ISSN (Print): 0734-0451

ISSN (Electronic): 1098-8955

Publication date (Print): May 2018

Publication date (Electronic): 15 June 2018

Volume: 39

Issue: 2

Pages: 135-145

Affiliations

[1 ] Hearing Evaluation, Rehabilitation, and Outcomes (HERO) Laboratory, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

[2 ] Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences, University of California, Santa Barbara, California

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Address for correspondence Anna Marie Jilla, Au.D., Ph.D. Candidate Laboratory Manager, Graduate Research Assistant, Hearing Evaluation Rehabilitation, and Outcomes (HERO) Laboratory, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center 1200 N. Stonewall Avenue, AHB 2041, Oklahoma City, OK 73117 Anna.Jilla@ 123456gmail.com

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Accession ID: PMC6003813 Pmcid ID: PMC6003813 Pmc-uid ID: 6003813 Publisher ID: 00760

DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1641740

PMC ID: 6003813

PubMed ID: 29915451

SO-VID: 9cfea0bb-c164-4a03-995c-425a96dd327c

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